Broad Street Wrington Drama Club ARCHIVE
Outside Edge
performance Thursday, 2nd May, 2002 - page 3


On her return from the loo, Maggie announces she's "fixed yer ballcock" ...
... but Miriam's attention is concentrated on getting elastoplast on that throbbing finger
... all of which concerns are 'put in the shade' by Ginnie's arrival, demanding to know "which way is east ?" - so she can optimise her sun-bathing ....
... and confirming she is, indeed, "that piece of skirt from Sainsbury's"
Miriam's sense of foreboding, as she explains to Maggie, is increased because Ginnie "never comes to cricket matches"
She tries to explain Bob's absence to Ginnie by his searching for something for Kevin's finger ...
... but on hearing there's "no compulsion to help" with the domestic chores, Ginnie languidly suggests Miriam gives her a little shout if needed
Totally absorbed in the serious side of the day's activities, and to persuade Kevin to play to the best of his ability no matter what, Roger attempts to lay on his shoulders the sense of guilt which stems from the fact that "it's really up to you"
The arrival of star player, Alex, with his (very new) girl-friend Sharon, has Dennis offering his fervent welcome ...
... and Alex manages a brief introduction after racking his brains to recollect his companion's name ...
... but Miriam is well-versed in everyone's name, and she reels them off for the hapless Sharon, assuring her the while that each of them "is nice" ...
... and Sharon informs Maggie of her surprise at discovering that Alex was a cricketer because, "well, you just don't think of it, do you ?"
The sun-worshipping Ginnie's fear is that Sharon will produce a family album full of pictures of ghastly relatives
Maggie, now taken up again with the throbbing finger problem, queries whether Kevin couldn't bowl with his other hand ...
... and finding that suggestion rejected 'out-of-hand' resorts to her own variant of TLC
Working his way round the assembled females, Dennis turns his attention to Ginnie, assuring her she's "a damned fine woman"
Having found little in common with any of the assembled company Sharon announces to Alex she "just wants to go home"
The latest 'phone-call informs Roger the wife of another of his players has produced a baby "a day early" thus reducing his team again to nine, for which he's quick to blame the entire medical profession ...
... and whilst Bob's return from getting pie-eyed with the opposing team brings his numbers back up, Bob's lack of match fitness is compounded by the awful discovery of his allegedly sick wife